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Raiders of the Lost ARC?

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, FCC Forms

The Regulatory Mix - Monday, August 5, 2013

Posted by Amy Gross

The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin. 

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Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 3 of 3)

Posted by Carey Roesel

In this post I’m going right to the core element of Switched Access charges – Local Switching. It is among the oldest and most enduring of the switched access rate elements. (see Switched Access Disputes - Don't Get Bullied Part 2).

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FCC Annual Access Filings Effective Today - 7/2/13

Posted by Karen Ritter

FCC Annual Access Filings and Phase 2 changes required by the FCC's ICC/USF Reform Order are effective today, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.

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Massachusetts Asks For Comments On Implementation Of FCC's ICC Reform

Posted by Fran Martens

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Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 2)

Posted by Carey Roesel

As I said in Part 1 of this series, when carriers dispute CLEC access bills, the assertions often reflect more about what the carrier thinks should be the case than what is supported by actual regulatory decisions.  
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Topics: telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, switched access charges

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 1)

Posted by Carey Roesel

When a major carrier disputes your Switched Access bills, it can be intimidating. Not that these carriers intentionally come across that way -- I’ve seen plenty of very polite correspondence on the subject from the large carriers. And to be fair, sometimes their skepticism about CLEC access rates is warranted. Not every CLEC has always made sure its access services are properly priced, tariffed, and billed.

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Fight Over the FCC’s USF ICC Reform Order Continues

Posted by Carey Roesel

Step 2 of the downward transition of terminating access charges is upon us. In case you missed it, Step 2 of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform Order requires that intrastate terminating switched access rates (and all dedicated transport rates), if above the carrier’s interstate access rate, be reduced to parity with interstate access rates. See TMI's Blog from May 9 
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Raiders of the Lost ARC?

Posted by Carey Roesel

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, FCC Forms

The Regulatory Mix - Monday, August 5, 2013

Posted by Amy Gross

The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin. 

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Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 3 of 3)

Posted by Carey Roesel

In this post I’m going right to the core element of Switched Access charges – Local Switching. It is among the oldest and most enduring of the switched access rate elements. (see Switched Access Disputes - Don't Get Bullied Part 2).

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

FCC Annual Access Filings Effective Today - 7/2/13

Posted by Karen Ritter

FCC Annual Access Filings and Phase 2 changes required by the FCC's ICC/USF Reform Order are effective today, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.

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Topics: FCC, tariff, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Massachusetts Asks For Comments On Implementation Of FCC's ICC Reform

Posted by Fran Martens

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Topics: tariff, Massachusetts, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 2)

Posted by Carey Roesel

As I said in Part 1 of this series, when carriers dispute CLEC access bills, the assertions often reflect more about what the carrier thinks should be the case than what is supported by actual regulatory decisions.  
Read More
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Topics: telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, switched access charges

Switched Access Disputes – Don’t Get Bullied (Part 1)

Posted by Carey Roesel

When a major carrier disputes your Switched Access bills, it can be intimidating. Not that these carriers intentionally come across that way -- I’ve seen plenty of very polite correspondence on the subject from the large carriers. And to be fair, sometimes their skepticism about CLEC access rates is warranted. Not every CLEC has always made sure its access services are properly priced, tariffed, and billed.

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Topics: tariff, telecommunications regulatory consulting, access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

Fight Over the FCC’s USF ICC Reform Order Continues

Posted by Carey Roesel

Step 2 of the downward transition of terminating access charges is upon us. In case you missed it, Step 2 of the FCC’s ICC/USF Reform Order requires that intrastate terminating switched access rates (and all dedicated transport rates), if above the carrier’s interstate access rate, be reduced to parity with interstate access rates. See TMI's Blog from May 9 
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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order

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